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Boyden High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Boyden High School

Also known as Salisbury High School

On the National Register since 199630 years
Collegiate GothicListed 1996Salisbury
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About Boyden High School

Boyden High School, at 500 Lincolnton Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1996. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the state level. It describes its style as Collegiate Gothic, as it does for 2 other North Carolina listings. The listing covers 5 acres.

What it isPublic, co-educational secondary school in Salisbury, North Carolina. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 118 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1926 to today

  1. 1926Built
  2. 1996Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 30 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

500 Lincolnton Rd., Salisbury · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Boyden High SchoolStart here
  2. 2Wiley, Calvin H., SchoolClassical Revival · Built 1918 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Fulton Heights Historic DistrictColonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

18 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DSalisbury Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Colonial Revival0.4 miBHambley-Wallace HouseLate 19th century Revival · Built 19030.4 miDLivingstone College Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Victorian0.4 miBNapoleon Bonaparte McCanless HouseBuilding0.6 miBCity Motor CompanyBuilding0.6 miBMcNeely-Strachan HousePalladian0.6 miBElla Brown Cannon HouseBuilding0.6 miBMonroe Street SchoolClassical Revival · Built 19410.6 miSSalisbury National CemeteryDutch Colonial Revival0.7 miBHenderson, Archibald, Law OfficeFlemish0.7 miBMaxwell Chambers HouseDoric0.7 miDSalisbury Historic DistrictFederal0.8 miDShaver Rental Houses DistrictQueen Anne0.8 miDBrooklyn-South Square Historic DistrictLate Federal0.9 miBBernhardt HouseItalianate0.9 miDSalisbury Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Colonial Revival0.9 miBCommunity BuildingDoric · Built 18570.9 miDSalisbury Historic District (Boundary Increase III)Commercial Style0.9 mi

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Questions about Boyden High School

Is Boyden High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 23, 1996 (Register number 96000564).

Is Boyden High School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Cooleemee, 13.7 miles away.

Can you visit Boyden High School?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Boyden High School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 118 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47722096 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.